The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
19.9° C
1.1° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 1AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (27 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
SE
10
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
E
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
15
9
9
17
9
9
31
30
30
28
26
25
25
12
12
17
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:28PM1.65m
6:30AM1.06m
7:04PM1.72m
7:11AM1.13m
7:38PM1.78m
Low Tide
1:11AM0.46m
12:11PM0.30m
1:44AM0.39m
12:53PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
15
16
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
16
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
16
15
15
13
13
14
17
17
16
15
14
12
12
14
16
17
17
17
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